The NRA had given Crow an “F” rating, The New York Times reported, and boasted that Coffman would protect Second Amendment rights, giving him an “A.”

Jooyoung Lee, a University of Toronto professor who studies gun control, explained to Global News that these promises are likely to face many hurdles.

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“For a bill to become law, it has to be approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, then it has to be ratified by the president,” Lee explained.

He noted that the Senate remains in Republican control.

“It’s a tall order because the NRA is really bankrolling the careers of the Senate majority GOP,” he said, explaining politicians like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have received large sums of campaign money from the NRA.

The president is unlikely to pass a bill that would “alienate” his base supporters, who are largely against gun control, Lee said.

Feinstein said that California, which has among the strongest gun control laws in the country, needs the federal government to take action.

“Some will say California’s strong gun laws didn’t prevent this shooting, but without stronger federal gun regulations, there’s little California can do to keep guns coming in from other states,” she wrote.

The senator added that several bills strengthening gun control can “be on the president’s desk by Thanksgiving,” but Republicans refuse to take action.

The group also boasted of results in Washington state, where voters passed a measure that toughed background checks for people buying semi-automatic rifles.

The Initiative 1639 measure will now raise the legal age of purchasing such rifles to 21 from 18 in the state. It also includes more training and background check requirements for prospective firearm buyers.

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